“Probably, there can be no clearer and more explicit confirmation that the development of the corresponding systems was carried out in the USA for a long time, and preparations for withdrawal from the contract included, inter alia, the corresponding research and development work,” TASS quoted Ryabkova.
The diplomat said that this situation is regrettable. In his opinion, the United States "headed for the escalation of military tension."
“We do not succumb to provocations,” he added.
Earlier it became known that the United States tested a cruise missile prohibited by the INF Treaty.
As the Pentagon noted, the test missile "left the land mobile launcher and hit the target precisely after more than 500 km of flight."
On August 2, the INF Treaty was officially discontinued at the initiative of the United States.